The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-08

From The Blade.

There! I've thought SO ever since he
married her, twenty years or more
ago, but I've never said so till now.
Now Harry's wife is different. But
there! There's no need of my troub-
ling you with all this. I'll tell you the
story and then you can see for your
self. But what under the sun Solo,
mon Penfeather ever saw in Jane Jen-
kins, I've Jailed to find out! But
there 60 again. But she is foolit's
past denying, and if I hadn't said it
after what's happened l should have
burst. But feel better now and I
guess l can tell the story pretty
straight.
About a month ago, / got letter
from Jane, Solomon's wife, telling me
that Penelope chats my namesake)
was going to be married, and would
come up and stay with 'em and help
'em get ready for the wedding. Now /
don't love Jane, but do love little
Penelope, and as there was a nice
little note from the blessed child, ask
ing "dear Aunt Pen" if she wouldn't
come, and as she asked it very prettily,
determined to go and help the dear
child have pleasant send off.
Well, after ride OF fifty miles in the
cars and two in Solomon's carriage,
Two l
and didn't stop at their village), l
found myself once more at the old
homestead. l hadn't been there in
ten years, but was prepared for all
the changes by the letters little
Penelope used to write to me ever
two weeks, but what I wasn't pre-
pared for was the change in Pene-
lope since had visit from her at
my own house six months before.
She looked about as little like pro-
spective bride as anything l ever saw,
and yet l knew the man she was to
marry was well worthy my Penelope,
and that is saying q great deal. /
was struck so with that girls appear.
ance l was dumb.
Pale and thin and hollow-eyed,
with great deep circles under her eyes,
she just looked tired to death. "That
girls going to be SICK" said to my
sell, ~ guess I've come to her funeral
instead of her wedding"
For the lands sake, Jane, what
ever ails Penelope?" exclaimed, as
soon as had her alone.
"Why?"
'Why?' Don't you see how she
looks?"
80, see she looks kind OF pale, but
then she's in love you know, and girls
always look pale them" and she
laughed her easy laugh, that ! hate
so; yes, under some circumstances I
fairly hate that laugh OF hers, and
this was one OF those circumstances;
it showed 80 plainly how blind she
was. So l didn't say anything more,
saw it wasn't any use. But made
up my mind that I'd find out what
was the matter with Penelope, and
mend it. if an "old maid aunt" who
sat supposed to know anything
about affairs OF the heart, could be of
any use.
s'Well, Penelope" said l, the next
day, right after breakfast, "now
I'm all ready, thimble, scissors,
needle and everything to
help in making those wonderful we'd
ding clothes" You see knew Jane
was full of all sorts of nonsensical
vanity, and felt sure of wedding fine
~ and pippery there would be enough
and to spare.
20, she's all done" said Jane, "she's
been done two months and more. She
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time to make her veil. You ought to
see her things. Pen. show your aunt
Penelope your things" she said, pride
in every tone OF her voice. "She's got
six white wrappers" telling them of
on her fingers, lone dozen white shirts
etc." I shan't tell you here all she
had, you'd get as tired of listening as
1 did ending, triumphantly, "and
Penelope, her wedding clothes cost q
hundred dollars more than Colonel
Thompson's daughters did, and he's
the richest man in town. And she was
married in a plain veil, too. just
wait till you see Penelope's." She
turned to 60 to the kitchen, while Pen
led the way up stairs, very YEARLY I
thought.
However. we went through the cere.
mony of examining the things, and I
praised all the pretty robes about me.
~ know just what you think, Aunt
Pen. and don't blame you"
what do I think, little Penn"
lyon think there is great deal too
much -"
eyes, do" .....
$50 do I. 1 didn't want all these
things, and it was dreadful to sit here
stitch, stitch, stitching, all these
long, hot days, just for the sake of
saying l had the most things. But
mother gave them all to me and
seemed to have the matter so much
at heart it seemed ungrateful in me to
make any objection. And she seemed
so set on it; she said she only had one
daughter, and there would only be
one wedding in the family, and SEEM
ed to take it so much to heart that /
couldn't resist. You know what
mother is"
eyes, 1 know what your mother is, }"
l answered, grinlly, while said to
myself "she's a fool, that's what your
mother isl
"Well, now. Pen, dear, you have a
month TO rest. Well have some long
talks and long walks and just get
ready quietly for the finale"
80, indeed, / haven't time for any
thing of that kind, Aunt PEN"
"Why not? What is thereleft to do?
/ thought everything was done?"
$50 everything is but my VEIL"
"Well, child. who ever heard of it's
taking q month to make q wedding
veil?"
"Well, pve been at mine every spare
minute for two months; and it isn't
nearly finished yet. Pm almost afraid
another month won't finish it unless I
work at nights, and it tries my eyes.
Besides James comes in the evenings,
and Pm not going to put him aside
for all the finery in the world"
"Let me see this veil," said, SOL
EMMY, 50 we went into the next room
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